Station Overview Station Location
Station Number CO-MZ-45 Latitude 37.35392
Station Name Cortez 0.5 WNW Longitude -108.58501
County Montezuma Elevation (ft) 6163



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 11 1.28 2.25 6 1.35 3 0.90 3 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 1.03 0.59 8 0.24 5 0.35 3 1 3 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 0.94 0.56 9 0.39 7 0.17 2 1 6 0 1.3 2 3
Jan 12 1.07 0.67 6 0.30 2 0.37 4 1 2 0 2.0 1 2
Feb 12 1.11 0.57 2 0.57 2 0.00 0 0 2 0 1.1 2 2
March 12 1.30 0.20 1 0.20 1 0.00 0 0 1 0 2.3 1 1
April 12 0.97 0.52 3 0.52 3 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
May 12 0.73 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 0.39 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 1.33 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 1.47 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 1.55 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 13.17" 5.36" 35 days 3.57" 23 1.79" 12 days 4 20 days 1 days 6.7" 6 days 8 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2011
10/2/2011
10/3/2011
10/4/2011
10/5/2011 1.02 **
10/6/2011 **
10/7/2011 0.90
10/8/2011
10/9/2011
10/10/2011
10/11/2011
10/12/2011
10/13/2011
10/14/2011
10/15/2011
10/16/2011
10/17/2011
10/18/2011
10/19/2011
10/20/2011
10/21/2011
10/22/2011
10/23/2011
10/24/2011
10/25/2011
10/26/2011 0.25
10/27/2011 0.08
10/28/2011
10/29/2011
10/30/2011
10/31/2011
11/1/2011
11/2/2011
11/3/2011
11/4/2011 **
11/5/2011 **
11/6/2011 0.35
11/7/2011 T
11/8/2011
11/9/2011
11/10/2011
11/11/2011
11/12/2011
11/13/2011
11/14/2011
11/15/2011
11/16/2011
11/17/2011
11/18/2011
11/19/2011
11/20/2011
11/21/2011 0.08
11/22/2011 0.06
11/23/2011 0.00
11/24/2011
11/25/2011 0.10
11/26/2011
11/27/2011
11/28/2011
11/29/2011
11/30/2011
12/1/2011
12/2/2011
12/3/2011 0.01
12/4/2011 0.07
12/5/2011 0.05
12/6/2011 0.13
12/7/2011
12/8/2011
12/9/2011
12/10/2011
12/11/2011
12/12/2011
12/13/2011 0.07
12/14/2011 **
12/15/2011 0.17
12/16/2011 0.00
12/17/2011
12/18/2011
12/19/2011
12/20/2011 0.06
12/21/2011
12/22/2011
12/23/2011
12/24/2011
12/25/2011
12/26/2011
12/27/2011
12/28/2011
12/29/2011
12/30/2011
12/31/2011
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012
1/2/2012
1/3/2012
1/4/2012
1/5/2012
1/6/2012
1/7/2012
1/8/2012
1/9/2012
1/10/2012
1/11/2012
1/12/2012
1/13/2012
1/14/2012
1/15/2012
1/16/2012 0.20
1/17/2012
1/18/2012
1/19/2012
1/20/2012 **
1/21/2012 **
1/22/2012 **
1/23/2012 0.37
1/24/2012 0.10
1/25/2012
1/26/2012
1/27/2012
1/28/2012
1/29/2012
1/30/2012
1/31/2012
2/1/2012
2/2/2012
2/3/2012 0.01
2/4/2012
2/5/2012
2/6/2012
2/7/2012
2/8/2012
2/9/2012
2/10/2012
2/11/2012
2/12/2012
2/13/2012
2/14/2012
2/15/2012
2/16/2012
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
2/20/2012
2/21/2012
2/22/2012
2/23/2012
2/24/2012
2/25/2012
2/26/2012
2/27/2012
2/28/2012 0.56
2/29/2012
3/1/2012
3/2/2012 0.20
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
3/5/2012
3/6/2012
3/7/2012
3/8/2012
3/9/2012
3/10/2012
3/11/2012
3/12/2012
3/13/2012
3/14/2012
3/15/2012
3/16/2012
3/17/2012
3/18/2012
3/19/2012
3/20/2012
3/21/2012
3/22/2012
3/23/2012
3/24/2012
3/25/2012
3/26/2012
3/27/2012
3/28/2012
3/29/2012
3/30/2012
3/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012
4/2/2012
4/3/2012
4/4/2012
4/5/2012
4/6/2012
4/7/2012
4/8/2012
4/9/2012
4/10/2012
4/11/2012
4/12/2012
4/13/2012 0.30
4/14/2012
4/15/2012 0.18
4/16/2012
4/17/2012
4/18/2012
4/19/2012 0.04
4/20/2012
4/21/2012
4/22/2012
4/23/2012
4/24/2012
4/25/2012
4/26/2012
4/27/2012
4/28/2012
4/29/2012
4/30/2012
5/1/2012
5/2/2012
5/3/2012
5/4/2012
5/5/2012
5/6/2012
5/7/2012
5/8/2012
5/9/2012
5/10/2012
5/11/2012
5/12/2012
5/13/2012
5/14/2012
5/15/2012
5/16/2012
5/17/2012
5/18/2012
5/19/2012
5/20/2012
5/21/2012
5/22/2012
5/23/2012
5/24/2012
5/25/2012
5/26/2012
5/27/2012
5/28/2012
5/29/2012
5/30/2012
5/31/2012
6/1/2012
6/2/2012
6/3/2012
6/4/2012
6/5/2012
6/6/2012
6/7/2012
6/8/2012
6/9/2012
6/10/2012
6/11/2012
6/12/2012
6/13/2012
6/14/2012
6/15/2012
6/16/2012
6/17/2012
6/18/2012
6/19/2012
6/20/2012
6/21/2012
6/22/2012
6/23/2012
6/24/2012
6/25/2012
6/26/2012
6/27/2012
6/28/2012
6/29/2012
6/30/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012
7/2/2012
7/3/2012
7/4/2012
7/5/2012
7/6/2012
7/7/2012
7/8/2012
7/9/2012
7/10/2012
7/11/2012
7/12/2012
7/13/2012
7/14/2012
7/15/2012
7/16/2012
7/17/2012
7/18/2012
7/19/2012
7/20/2012
7/21/2012
7/22/2012
7/23/2012
7/24/2012
7/25/2012
7/26/2012
7/27/2012
7/28/2012
7/29/2012
7/30/2012
7/31/2012
8/1/2012
8/2/2012
8/3/2012
8/4/2012
8/5/2012
8/6/2012
8/7/2012
8/8/2012
8/9/2012
8/10/2012
8/11/2012
8/12/2012
8/13/2012
8/14/2012
8/15/2012
8/16/2012
8/17/2012
8/18/2012
8/19/2012
8/20/2012
8/21/2012
8/22/2012
8/23/2012
8/24/2012
8/25/2012
8/26/2012
8/27/2012
8/28/2012
8/29/2012
8/30/2012
8/31/2012
9/1/2012
9/2/2012
9/3/2012
9/4/2012
9/5/2012
9/6/2012
9/7/2012
9/8/2012
9/9/2012
9/10/2012
9/11/2012
9/12/2012
9/13/2012
9/14/2012
9/15/2012
9/16/2012
9/17/2012
9/18/2012
9/19/2012
9/20/2012
9/21/2012
9/22/2012
9/23/2012
9/24/2012
9/25/2012
9/26/2012
9/27/2012
9/28/2012
9/29/2012
9/30/2012



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/5/2011 7:00 AM 1.02 M M M M
10/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M After a few light drizzles/showers that did not accumulate measureable amounts, rain started at 3:00 PM and continued on and odd thru the night. I was awaken several times by thunder and saw lightening flashes. I saw no hail. The 7AM temperature is 42F. The sidewalk is wet and the clouds look like more is to come.
10/27/2011 7:35 AM 0.08 M M M M
11/7/2011 7:00 AM T T T T T
11/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
11/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 T 0.01 T 0.01
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/5/2011 8:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.05 orvernight low was =4 degrees at 6 am
12/6/2011 7:45 AM 0.13 M M 0.5 M
12/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 0.8 0.06
1/16/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 2.0 0.20 2.0 0.20 At 5AM there was a light dusting of snow on the ground; I didn't notice whether or not it was snowing. At 8AM it snowing hard and there was 2 inches on the ground.
1/24/2012 8:00 AM 0.10 M M 1.5 M
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.5 0.01 0.5 0.01
2/28/2012 8:00 AM 0.56 0.6 0.15 0.5 M Rained during the early night and then looks like it snowed, froze and then rained and froze. The ground was covered with a white, crackly frozen covering.
3/2/2012 8:00 AM 0.20 2.3 0.20 2.3 0.20 Snow is quite dry and blows in the wind. Temp is about 27 degrees. 3/1/12 PM had at least 2 squall line of snow blow thru W to E: 1:17PM (snow) and 1:38PM (ice balls-white, large sand particle). Both lasted about 15 minutes (time estimates). Snow fell after 11:30PM.
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Precip includes both rain and small sleet/hail that fell principally during the early afternoon of the 12th.
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
4/19/2012 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/5/2011 10/07/2011 7:50 AM 3 0.90 0.0 0.00 At about 10:15 AM 10/6/11 thee was a downpour of mixed rain and snow with a hight wind. It lasted about 10 minutes.
11/4/2011 11/06/2011 8:00 AM 3 0.35 M M (edit: daily precip initially recorded as 35.00". changed to 0.35" to agree with nearby readings. P.G.)
12/14/2011 12/15/2011 12:30 PM 2 0.17 T T
1/20/2012 1/23/2012 8:00 AM 4 0.37 2.0 M There was some light rain Saturday(1/21/12) morning followed by snow in the afternoon. There was no precip on Sunday, but there was 2" of snow that morning at 8AM. Measured the liquid in mid-afternoon on Monday just as it was starting to snow again.



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground